Anthropology Awards

Robert McC. Adams Award for Excellence in Anthropological Archaeology

Robert McC. Adams, an adjunct member of this faculty, is a major comparative archaeologist of early state formation, and a pioneer in the study of broad regional systems. Learn more about Adams on Wikipedia.

Sherwood L. Washburn Award for Excellence in Biological Anthropology

Sherwood L. Washburn (1911-2000) was a major figure in biological anthropology, an early advocate of field study in the study of comparative primate behavior, and an important student of extinct hominds understood through the functional study of comparative primate anatomy. Learn more about Washburn on Wikipedia.

Irving Hallowell Award for Excellence in Sociocultural Anthropology

Irving Hallowell (1892-1974) was a cultural anthropologist, one of the founders of the field of cultural and personality, and a pioneer in the cross-cultural use of psychological testing. Learn more about Hallowell on Wikipedia.